openbot
by nightly-labs
OpenBot is a desktop app that lets you run several persistent AI agents, such as Codex, Claude and Grok, each with its own workspace, task queue and conversation. It is for managing AI helpers that work on your computer, share files, use a built-in browser and message each other.
- Stars
- 3.5k
- Licence
- PolyForm
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 78 days
What you can do with it
- Create separate AI agents, each with its own workspace, instructions and conversation history
- Queue tasks for agents and let them hand work to one another or share files
- Let an agent open and control an embedded browser to inspect or operate web pages
Make money with it
A freelancer could use a set of agents to deliver more client coding, research or content work in the same time, and charge for the finished output.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Run a small team of AI agents to handle recurring coding, research or admin tasks without hiring extra help
- Keep separate agents for different clients or projects so each has its own files and context
Can you use it commercially?
Not open source (PolyForm licence). Usually free to use for your own business, but you can't resell it or offer it as a hosted service. Read the licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the installer for macOS, Windows or Linux (AppImage) from GitHub Releases, or run the server version with a shell script or Docker; you also need accounts or sign-ins for the AI providers you use.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Development preview: agents run with full system access and no per-action approval, so they can change files and run commands
- Licence is not clearly open source (listed as unspecified, and the README says it is not free software)
- Needs accounts or paid subscriptions with the AI providers it connects to
- Data goes to third-party AI services, so it is not offline-only
- Optional account features rely on a hosted service
Who's talking about it
- Mike Alex (its_mike_alex): Is GitHub Trending Just AI Agents Now? Featured in a roundup
- datnguyenquy94 (news-radar): AI Open Source Trends 2026-10-30 (Issue #926) Featured in a roundup
- CoddyKit Team: GitHub Trending October 2026: From a 100K-Star WiFi Spatial Intelligence Engine to a 5K-Star Unified Team Workspace Featured in a roundup
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
